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Stewart Folger lives in the Appalachian Mountains, where people take care of their family and follow the Bible. He feels that Appalachian pull in his blood, but that hasn’t tamed his wild side. A youth full of pranks left him with the nickname Stunt and a preference for danger in and out of bed. Other than a few contrary moonshiners who hate him for philosophical reasons since he’s a forestry technician and federal employee, he doesn’t have a problem in the world. Then one day he runs into Alex Soto, a man out for revenge.

Just out of prison, Alex knows firsthand that the justice system doesn’t treat poor and rich equally, so he’ll have to go outside the law to avenge his brother’s death. When an innocent man lands in the middle of his plans, he doesn't know what to do… other than take him hostage. Unfortunately, he never planned on having to deal with Stunt or with the twisted logic that passes for reasonable in Stunt’s mountain home.

Oh, I so loved this! The writing is so fun and easy to read that I breezed through it before I realized it, which then made me want to immediately re-read it. The story is told through Stunt's POV the whole way through and he's so engaging and just enjoyable that he just carries you away through the whole adventure. In fact, I so didn't care if some of the stuff they did is even particularly authentic or realistic (but I have a feeling more is do-able than not) because Stunt just made everything worth while.
I also loved how the author weaved in the bondage and domination/submission aspect of the characters. It wasn't some 'thing' that dominates the story (pardon the pun); neither is the sexual aspect of the characters something either of them has to struggle with. It just is a part of them and it feels and is told in so natural a way that makes the genre seem new again.
Elijah as a supporting character just cracked me up. The characters' mountain logic is so logically illogical that it's easy to see why Alex gets so lost, but how can you not fall in love with the setting? The dialogue is wholly captivating and the characters are the perfect foils for each other. I loved reading how their relationship and feelings change over the course of the novel.
When do we get more? ^_^